Fantasy Football Tips – Tuesday 2nd February

Every day we bring you what we think are some sensible selection options based on today’s upcoming matches; we’re not going to promise that these are guaranteed winners because if we could do that we’d all be millionaires by now. These players are all solid picks based on recent stats and their next opponents so check them out.

A busy FA CUP weekend now gives way to a busy Premier League schedule on Tuesday evening and there are eight games to choose from:

Arsenal vs Southampton

Leicester vs Liverpool

Norwich vs Tottenham Hotspur

Sunderland vs Manchester City

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth

Manchester United vs Stoke City

West Brom vs Swansea City

Here’s Our Pick:

Goalkeeper

Darren Randolph

West Ham

£8.6m

Defender

Aaron Cresswell

West Ham

£7.9m

Defender

Nacho Monreal

Arsenal

£9.5m

Defender

Tony Alderweireld

Spurs

£9.1m

Midfielder

Juan Mata

Manchester United

£8.2m

Midfielder

Dusan Tadic

Southampton

£6.5m

Midfielder

Cheikhou Kouyate

West Ham

£7.0m

Midfielder

Danny Drinkwater

Leicester City

£7.3m

Forward

Olivier Giroud

Arsenal

£11.4m

Forward

Sergio Aguero

Manchester City

£14.8m

Forward

Jamie Vardy

Leicester City

£8.9m

£99,200,000

Overview

There’s a couple of matches tonight which look like earning some guaranteed points – Arsenal vs Southampton & West Ham vs Aston Villa – s that’s where five of our picks come from. They’re supplemented by two from Leicester City and then a scattering of other players, a couple picked for their price.

Defence

We’re confident of a West Ham clean sheet this evening so Darren Randolph starts in goal behind Aaron Cresswell. If Adrian is selected in goal ahead of Randolph we will swap them accordingly. Arsenal’s Nacho Monreal accompanies Spurs’ Tony Alderweireld in the other two spots.

Midfield

It’s somewhat of a bargain midfield but it should yield a few points from four relatively consistent scorers – Juan Mata (Manchester United), Dusan Tadic (Southampton), Cheikhou Kouyate (West Ham) and Danny Drinkwater (Leicester City). Kouyate may be a doubt so will be swapped out if necessary closer to kick off.

Forwards

We have a pretty strong and proven line up with Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud, Leicester’s Jamie Vardy and Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero – don’t let us down chaps.